Enlightened England: An Anthology of Eighteenth Century LiteratureW.W. Norton, 1947 - 1248 pages |
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Page 139
... head , which rises so very high that there is often a greater length from his chin to the top of his head than to the sole of his foot . One would believe that we thought a great man and a tall man the same thing . This very much em ...
... head , which rises so very high that there is often a greater length from his chin to the top of his head than to the sole of his foot . One would believe that we thought a great man and a tall man the same thing . This very much em ...
Page 185
... head , alas ! shall basket bear no more . Each booth she frequent past , in quest of gain , And boys with pleasure heard her shrilling strain . Ah Doll ! all mortals must resign their breath , And industry itself submit to death ! The ...
... head , alas ! shall basket bear no more . Each booth she frequent past , in quest of gain , And boys with pleasure heard her shrilling strain . Ah Doll ! all mortals must resign their breath , And industry itself submit to death ! The ...
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... heads of all his neighbors , and clap it like a bush on his own . The distribu- tors of law and physic stick on such quantities that it is almost im- possible , even in idea , to distinguish between the head and the hair . Those whom I ...
... heads of all his neighbors , and clap it like a bush on his own . The distribu- tors of law and physic stick on such quantities that it is almost im- possible , even in idea , to distinguish between the head and the hair . Those whom I ...
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Daniel Defoe | 11 |
Isaac Watts | 57 |
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